“It is absurd that we are born; it is absurd that we die.” (Jean-Paul Sartre)
Once a year undertakers from all over Europe take part in the “Devota”, a trade fair for the funeral and mortuary business, displaying a wide range of grave and tomb supplies, coffins, as well as diverse religious items.
Robert Rutöd, born in Vienna in 1959, lives in Austria. Photographer and filmmaker. Made numerous short feature films with screenings worldwide. Photographic work exhibited throughout Europe, the United States and Asia.
Books: Less Is More (2009), grayscales. early b&w photographs (2010), Right Time Right Place (2012).
Weekend portfolio selected by Sam Stourdzé.
